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HANSARDEngagementsWe are working tirelessly to recover those funds, and we have made huge progress already. The Labour party talks about good use of taxpayers’ money, but what do we have from it?…07 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsWe are actually putting more resources in throughout this year to tackle fraud and error, and we continue to make real progress with it. This is quite extraordinary from the…07 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsI know that my hon. Friend is a tireless campaigner for this project, and I can assure him that the Department for Transport is working with Network Rail and East West Rail to…07 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsI do not know whether the hon. Lady has been following the news today, but the OECD has again upgraded our growth forecasts. A month ago, the whole nation came together to…07 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsI am going to take no lectures on profligacy from the SNP. Actually, what is it that this Government have done? We have provided record increases to the personal allowance,…07 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsThat is precisely why we have created the levelling-up fund. There is £3.6 billion within that in the towns fund to be invested in high streets up and down the country. We will be…07 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsOf course, I would like to join the right hon. Gentleman in paying tribute to Karen and to hard-working unpaid carers up and down the country. I know he speaks from personal…07 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsI know from the vigorous campaigning of my hon. Friend that his constituents’ voice has been, and will be, heard. As he knows, I cannot comment on individual cases. What I can say…07 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe Government and I have never been convinced by the case for a universal basic income. We are not alone in that; it is also the position of Paul Johnson at the Institute for…07 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsFor the NHS as a whole, the Government have provided record additional funding. Indeed, since we came to power in 2010, funding is up £70 billion. In addition, in respect of…07 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsI totally agree with my right hon. Friend, and I know what a tireless campaigner she has been on this issue, both in and out of government. I am happy to confirm that the…07 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsI am not quite sure what the question was aiming at, but I can say to the hon. Gentleman that this Government have provided more than £3,000 of support to help people with the…07 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsI will proudly defend our record in office: crime down 50%; near record levels of employment; and a record minimum wage. What is the Labour party’s record? Four general election…17 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsI say to the right hon. Lady that this comprehensive school boy will not take any lectures from the Opposition party about the lives of working people. We have introduced record…17 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsMay I extend my deepest sympathies on behalf of the Government Benches and the Conservative party to Councillor Gillian Lemmon’s family? We all know how incredibly hard local…17 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsI gently say to the right hon. Lady, if she cares that much about access to our healthcare, why does she oppose our minimum service levels? They will provide emergency services…17 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the misery caused by unauthorised encampments. I have seen this in my own constituency as well. I understand that Home Office…17 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsOne of the best ways to get behind industry in this country is to get behind the trade deals that we are striking with many countries around the world, which the SNP has…17 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsWe have one of the fastest growth rates in the whole of the G7. In fairness, we all know the policy of the SNP: this weekend, an SNP spokesperson said that we need “to undo…17 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsWe are making good progress, for example with two-year waiting lists, but the right hon. Lady seems to forget a crucial fact. The United Kingdom experienced an unprecedented…17 May 2023